TWO persons were killed in separate shooting incidents in Bacolod City Wednesday morning, February 3, 2021.
Police identified the fatalities as Angelica Montalvo, 23, of Purok Lison, Barangay Banago; and Gerome Sientos, 62, of Purok Everlasting, Barangay 29, both in Bacolod City.
Police records showed around 7 a.m., Montalvo and her live-in partner were about to park their vehicle in front of Medical Plaza, BS Aquino Drive when an unidentified man got inside their car and declared hold-up while pointing a .38 caliber firearm on Montalvo’s head.
The police said the suspect ordered them to drive the car going to Barangay Cabug, but when they reached along Oroland Subdivision, the suspect fired his gun, hitting Montalvo’s head and fled.
The victim was brought to the Bacolod Adventist Medical Center, but she did not survive.
Sientos also sustained multiple gunshot wounds when unidentified assailants fired at him in Malalusan, Barangay 32 around 9 a.m.
The victim died on the spot.
Investigation showed Sientos was standing near a sari-sari store when unidentified assailants, wearing bonnets, fired at him and fled.
Investigators of Police Stations 1 and 8 are still conducting further investigation to identify and arrest the suspects.